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Silence in the Wild: A Summer in Maine
In this coming-of-age adventure set in 1986 about a deaf boy, life hasn't been the same for twelve-year-old Jake Graham since his beloved grandfather passed away. After a rough school year and constant harassment by bullies, Jake wishes he could spend his entire summer with his grandfather again, but instead, his parents are sending him to a boys' camp in Maine.
Jake arrives at Camp Pawtuckaway feeling nervous and uncertain about being outside his comfort zone, but all is forgotten after he meets Paddy, a twelve-year-old from Ireland. The friendship between the two grows as Paddy helps Jake adjust to life in the outdoors. They share their past with each other and wonder if fate brought them together to be brothers.
The boys' summer takes an unexpected turn when Paddy is rushed to the hospital after a freak accident, then Jake gets left behind in a remote area of Maine. Alone and completely deaf, after his hearing aid stops working, Jake must make his way through the rugged wilderness in hopes that someone will find him before it's too late. Along the way, a mystical creature follows him, and Jake's life is forever changed.
Jake arrives at Camp Pawtuckaway feeling nervous and uncertain about being outside his comfort zone, but all is forgotten after he meets Paddy, a twelve-year-old from Ireland. The friendship between the two grows as Paddy helps Jake adjust to life in the outdoors. They share their past with each other and wonder if fate brought them together to be brothers.
The boys' summer takes an unexpected turn when Paddy is rushed to the hospital after a freak accident, then Jake gets left behind in a remote area of Maine. Alone and completely deaf, after his hearing aid stops working, Jake must make his way through the rugged wilderness in hopes that someone will find him before it's too late. Along the way, a mystical creature follows him, and Jake's life is forever changed.
294 pages, Paperback
First published February 12, 2014
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Dale C. Jellison
2 books1 followerAlthough he was born with bilateral profound (severe) hearing loss, wears a hearing aid, and speaks fluently since he was very young, Dale Jellison never considered himself deaf and does not want to be treated any differently.
Dale grew up in a small town nestled in the seacoast region of New Hampshire and was involved in local theater and drama clubs during his middle and high school years.
He graduated from public high school with honors and is believed to be the first deaf student to be inducted into the school’s National Honor Society during his sophomore year. He has beaten the odds and surprised the people who doubted him.
Today, Dale is an accountant by trade and a writer in his spare time. He enjoys traveling, hiking, biking, and hopes to expand his travels to other countries.
Dale grew up in a small town nestled in the seacoast region of New Hampshire and was involved in local theater and drama clubs during his middle and high school years.
He graduated from public high school with honors and is believed to be the first deaf student to be inducted into the school’s National Honor Society during his sophomore year. He has beaten the odds and surprised the people who doubted him.
Today, Dale is an accountant by trade and a writer in his spare time. He enjoys traveling, hiking, biking, and hopes to expand his travels to other countries.
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